Living in Butte Valley, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Foothills Manufactured Home Communuty water system, which supplies Butte Valley. Butte Valley has no town government of its own, so Butte County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oroville Union High School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Butte Valley, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Butte Valley.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Butte Valley. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: pgecorp.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Foothills Manufactured Home Communuty water system
The Foothills Manufactured Home Communuty water system supplies Butte Valley: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 180 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CA0400027.
Which providers serve Butte Valley
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Butte Valley, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Butte Valley has its own drop-off: Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Butte Valley, and where the rules are.
Recycling Center
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Oct 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Butte Valley is in two districts that split the grades: Oroville Union High School District and Durham Unified School District.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Butte Valley is unincorporated, so Butte County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Butte Valley is in ZIP code 95965
ZIP codes where Butte Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Butte Valley | ZIP’s residents in Butte Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95965 | Oroville, CA | 100% | 4% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Butte Valley
Who supplies Butte Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Foothills Manufactured Home Communuty water system (EPA ID CA0400027). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Butte Valley?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Butte Valley?
95965. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Butte Valley in?
Oroville Union High School District and Durham Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Golden Feather Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Butte Valley?
In California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Butte County Elections. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet (FCC): pending.